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Politico:
Internal DOJ messages bolster claim that Trump judicial nominee spoke of defying court orders … Bove has said that he never advised anyone to violate court orders. DOJ and the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Alternet.org, The Hill and Salon
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Whistleblower Emails Expose Fresh Trump Abuses in Abrego Garcia Case — Emails provided to Congress by a whistleblower and 15-year veteran of the Justice Department reveal that administration officials went to striking lengths to prop up the claim that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was a “leader” …
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The Hill and The Guardian
Scott Macfarlane / CBS News:
Whistleblower's texts suggest Trump judicial nominee Emil Bove urged lawyer to defy court order — A week before an expected committee vote on the controversial nomination of Trump ally Emil Bove for a federal judgeship, CBS News has obtained emails and text messages shared with Congress …
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The Bulwark, New Yorker, Notes From The Circus, Raw Story and Staten Island Advance
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Whistle-Blower Warns of Trump Administration's Assault on the Law
Justice Dept. Whistle-Blower Warns of Trump Administration's Assault on the Law
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NewsMax.com and Rolling Stone
Nate Raymond / Reuters:
Judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order despite Supreme Court ruling — A federal judge on Thursday has again barred President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenship nationwide after the U.S. Supreme Court restricted the ability …
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Federal judge issues new nationwide block against Trump's order seeking to end birthright citizenship — A federal judge agreed Thursday to issue a new nationwide block against President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. — The ruling from US District …
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Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Federal Judge in New Hampshire Blocks Trump's Birthright Citizenship Ban for All Affected Babies
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Straight Arrow News, All Rise News, Al Jazeera and ballot-access.org
Ella Lee / The Hill:
Judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship order after Supreme Court ruling
Judge blocks Trump birthright citizenship order after Supreme Court ruling
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New York Times, UPI and New York Post
Thomas Frank / E&E News by POLITICO:
FEMA leader is a no-show after deadly Texas flooding … As the Federal Emergency Management Agency responds to the deadly flooding in Texas, one key resource is missing: the FEMA leader. — David Richardson, the agency's acting administrator, has not been to the site of one of the nation's deadliest floods …
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The Hill, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, NPR, Alternet.org, MSNBC and Raw Story
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Laura Sullivan / NPR:
New data reveals FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic
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New York Times, HousingWire and Raw Story
CNN:
FEMA's response to Texas flood slowed by Noem's cost controls
FEMA's response to Texas flood slowed by Noem's cost controls
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Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Have you seen this man? — In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator …
Have you seen this man? — In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator …
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Raw Story
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable. — This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. — ICE occupies an exalted place in President Donald Trump's hierarchy of law enforcement. He praises the bravery and fortitude …
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Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Who actually is the President of the United States right now? — What Stephen Miller and Bridge Colby tell us about the “epochs” and “ages” of Trump 2.0 … We've seen two remarkable — and intriguing — developments in the last week that independently we might just chalk up to the “normal” …
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Esquire and The Independent
Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
How Strategist Brain Took Over the Democratic Party — During the Reagan revolution, Democrats settled on a new way to win elections. It's destroying them now. … July 10, 2025 — 5:40 AM — A few months ago, California Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a press conference with an almond farmer …
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The Bulwark and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Katie Glueck / New York Times:
These Younger Democrats Are Sick of Their Party's Status Quo
These Younger Democrats Are Sick of Their Party's Status Quo
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The Daily Caller
Axios:
Trump faces MAGA trust crisis over Epstein debacle — Top MAGA influencers warn the Trump administration is bleeding trust over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, and that the president is drifting dangerously out of step with the movement he built.
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Raw Story, The Independent, Alternet.org, The Daily Beast, So What and New Republic
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
GOP rep says he believes Epstein files were destroyed
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Mediaite, Newsweek, NewsNation and The Bulwark
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
They took away Linda Yaccarino's blue check! — Ex-CEO of X, Linda Yaccarino, seems to have left the company on good terms. That is to say, Elon Musk has not disparaged her yet, and we know that he is not known to mince words about his adversaries. But now, we have the teeniest …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
A Religious Rebellion Against Mass Deportation — Donald Trump posted a new “tariff letter” yesterday, and this one was notable because it didn't follow the template of the others. Yes, it included the standard complaints about “Brazil's Tariff, and Non-Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers” …
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Associated Press and Staten Island Advance
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Anthony Zurcher / BBC:
‘Trump was right’ - John Kerry says Democrats allowed migrant ‘siege’ of US border
‘Trump was right’ - John Kerry says Democrats allowed migrant ‘siege’ of US border
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The Gateway Pundit, The National Pulse, The Independent, The Daily Signal, Not the Bee, Fox News and NewsMax.com
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Taps Hooters-Obsessed MAGA Diehard to Be an Ambassador — Nick Adams' social media is so absurd that many have speculated he's a performance artist. The president thinks he should be a diplomat — Donald Trump has made a lot of unconventional appointments since winning a second term in the White House.
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New York Magazine, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Mediaite, New Republic and The Independent
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Trump nominates ‘alpha male’ MAGA firebrand to serve as ambassador to Malaysia
Trump nominates ‘alpha male’ MAGA firebrand to serve as ambassador to Malaysia
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The White House
Tim Cunningham / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is not a clown. I should know. … Tim Cunningham is the board president of Clowns Without Borders, a nonprofit that performs clown shows for communities facing hardship. — Allegations that President Donald Trump is a clownish figure are not hard to come by.
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HotAir, The Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart, Townhall, Instapundit, Newsbusters, Fox News, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Not the Bee and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »
Wired:
This Is DOGE 2.0 — Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency is continuing its wholesale assault on federal agencies—even without Musk in government. — On Monday, June 23, Edward “Big Balls” Coristine, one of the first young, inexperienced technologists to join Elon Musk's …
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Politico and New York Magazine
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Jenna McLaughlin / NPR:
DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers
DOGE keeps gaining access to sensitive data. Now, it can cut off billions to farmers
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Plain Dealer, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Reuters:
Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Musk says — Grok AI will be available in Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicles next week “at the latest”, the EV maker's CEO, Elon Musk, said in a post on X on Thursday. — Musk's AI startup xAI launched Grok 4, its latest flagship AI model, on Wednesday.
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The Harvard Crimson:
Harvard College, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Replace Diversity Offices Amid DEI Purge — The dismantling of Harvard's diversity offices arrived at Harvard College on Wednesday as websites for centers serving minority students, LGBTQ students, and women disappeared suddenly and without fanfare.
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HotAir
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Washington Post:
Trump announces 50 percent tariff on Brazil, citing Bolsonaro trial — Trump announced a 50 percent tariff on all Brazilian goods, escalating a feud over Brazil's prosecution of former president Jair Bolsonaro. Brazil vowed to retaliate. — ANAPU, Brazil — President Donald Trump announced …
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NBC News:
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro
Trump hits Brazil with 50% tariff, in part due to trial of ally Jair Bolsonaro
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Washington Post, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, NPR, MSNBC, Breitbart, Florida Politics, The Hill, CBS News, New York Times, Bloomberg, Crooks and Liars, New York Post, Washington Times, Raw Story, Mock Paper Scissors, Liberty Unyielding, UPI, El País, Payday Report, The Guardian, Kyodo News, NOTUS, Paul Krugman, Townhall, Alternet.org, Axios, Al Jazeera, Politico and PBS NewsHour
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
A(nother) Major Blow to Conservative Media — The conservative media money machine faces some headwinds — FOR TALK-RADIO HOST HUGH HEWITT, Georgia financier and state Republican power broker Brant Frost IV was like a cinematic hero from one of those classic Hollywood movies.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DHS Cancels Extreme Weather Comms Grant While Bodies Still Being Recovered in Texas … As more than a hundred fatalities have been confirmed in Texas flash floods and some 170 remain missing, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has both denied that DOGE cuts …
Charisma Madarang / Rolling Stone:
Man Afraid to Ride Subway Named Head of NASA — Trump tapped Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to lead the space program on an interim basis … After Donald Trump pulled the nomination of tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman for the post, the president announced Duffy would be the interim NASA administrator.
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Josh Margolin / ABC News:
6 Secret Service agents suspended over conduct during attempted Trump assassination — The July 2024 incident left Trump's ear bloodied and a firefighter killed. — Former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage by Secret Service agents after being grazed by a bullet during a rally in Butler, Penn., July 13, 2024.
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Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
Greg Abbott accused of trying to ‘fix’ midterms for Republicans by redrawing congressional maps — Texas governor unveiled plan to redraw state's districts in a move opponents are calling ‘an egregious gerrymander’ — The fight for democracy is supported by
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Mother Jones, The Daily Signal, Raw Story, The Texas Tribune, Washington Examiner, Roll Call, Daily Kos, Democrats, Off the Kuff, Democracy Docket and NBC News
Rachael Fugardi / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Antifeminist women's summit: ‘The kitchen is where the real revolution starts’ — ‘Christians are not called to empathy’ — Thousands of people gathered in Grapevine, Texas, to attend Turning Point USA's 10th annual Young Women's Leadership Summit in June.
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
This Land Is Not Your Land — In the spring of 2012, I went to Harrison, Arkansas to report on a Ku Klux Klan meeting. When I arrived at the group's compound the first day, after navigating down tiny dirt roads and over intermittently running streams, I was greeted not by a burning cross, but by a lawyer wielding a release form.
The Budget Lab at Yale:
State of U.S. Tariffs: July 10, 2025 — The Budget Lab (TBL) estimated the effects all US tariffs and foreign retaliation implemented in 2025 through July 9, including the effects of the US-Vietnam trade framework, the 50% commodity tariffs on copper, and the July 7 & July 9 announcements on new rates for 22 countries.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Missouri AG: Any AI That Doesn't Praise Donald Trump Might Be “Consumer Fraud” (No, Really) — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey just sent threatening letters to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Meta, claiming their AI chatbots violated Missouri's consumer protection laws. The crime?
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The Hill, HuffPost and Attorney General Office …
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Espaillat Endorses Mamdani for Mayor, After Backing Cuomo and Adams — Representative Adriano Espaillat, the most powerful Latino leader in New York City, will back Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate for mayor. — Zohran Mamdani, the front-runner in the New York City mayor's race …
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ABC News, The Hill, Fox News, Bloomberg, New York Daily News, AM New York, Gothamist, abc7NY and Politico
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
The Fallout Is Growing on Trump's Deals With Law Firms — The deals are looking worse and worse — for Trump and the law firms. — The Trump administration is on an unbroken losing streak in the courts — 0 for 4 — in its effort to defend President Donald Trump's executive orders targeting large law firms.
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Alternet.org, Above the Law and Raw Story
